File:RH-53Ds fly over USS Nimitz April 1980.JPEG
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Six U.S. Navy Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters of helicopter mine countermeasures squadron HM-16 Sea Hawks fly over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in preparation of "Operation Evening Light" (Eagle Claw), in the Arabian Sea in April 1980; a seventh is visible on the flight deck. Six helicopters would be lost during the failed attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran on 24 April 1980. Several aircraft of Nimitz´ Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are visible. In the foreground are two Grumman F-14A Tomcats of fighter squadron VF-84 Jolly Rogers and a LTV A-7E Corsair II from VA-86 Sidewinders. For "Eagle Claw" all aircraft would be painted with black-red-black identification stripes.
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| current | 21:26, 15 January 2017 | | 3,000 × 2,400 (1.36 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Six U.S. Navy Sikorsky RH-53D <i>Sea Stallion</i> helicopters of helicopter mine countermeasures squadron HM-16 <i>Sea Hawks</i> fly over the aircraft carrier USS <i>Nimitz</i> (CVN-68) in preparation of "Operation Evening Light" (Eagle Claw), in the Arabian Sea in April 1980; a seventh is visible on the flight deck. Six helicopters would be lost during the failed attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran on 24 April 1980. Several aircraft of <i>Nimitz</i>´ Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) are visible. In the foreground are two Grumman F-14A <i>Tomcat</i>s of fighter squadron VF-84 <i>Jolly Rogers</i> and a LTV A-7E <i>Corsair II</i> from VA-86 <i>Sidewinders</i>. For "Eagle Claw" all aircraft would be painted with black-red-black identification stripes. </p> |
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